HA 392 Special Topics

Digital Art Histories

Course Description• This is a practice based approach to research and developing visual and digital literacies

• Course includes both workshop and lab structured practice

• The course will involve an investigation of applications directed at or useful for art historians, considering what is useful, what is actually innovative, and what is missing.

• Topics include: image mark-up and augmentation, digital curation, information visualization and mapping, contemporary and historical environment creation.

• We will explore the history of digital imagery, understanding what makes it different from traditional images and the implications these developments carry.

• We will consider the issues and ethics of image production, use and reception

No coding experience is necessary.Please note, some technologies may be limited in the classroom due to equipment or Health & Safety standards

• In this course you will learn to use industry-standard digital tools like an art historian

• You will experiment with a variety of software to approach, shape and develop your research

• You will explore the Rules of Engagement: procedures for a compelling presentation.Know the protocols & when to break them.

• Students will leave with:- An infographic with a clear narrative, workshopped for persuasive visual qualities- A presentation of their research that demonstrates strong methodological use of a technology

• Selected topics- Standards and analytics of the digital darkroom from image capture to presentation- Light, delivery and how we see. How digital has changed our world- Copyright and ethical issues of image use, manipulation and alteration- Information flow: e.g. InDesign- Publication structure: e.g. e-Pub- Creating environments: e.g. SketchUp- Digital curation: e.g. Art Step- Image enhancement: e.g. mark up tools

Course Goals

Course ScheduleSubject to Adjustment

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4 5 392 - Introduction 6

9 392 - Light, Accessibility, Digital Development 10 11 12 392 - Scanning/ Photoshop; Lab Intro 13

16 392 - Data Visualization 17 18 19 392 - Indesign Poster 20

23 392 - Digital Impact I 24 25 26 392 - Infographics (Assign) 27

30 392 - Digital Impact II 1 2 3 392 - Demo Scriv & Epub 4

7 392 - DH for HA 8 9 8 392 - Infographics Time 11

14 THANKSGIVING 15 16 17 392 - Workshop Infographics 18

21 392 - Image Manipulation 22 23 24 392 - Adobe OCR (Mark Up) 25

28 392 - Curation 29 30 31 392 - Environments (SketchUp) 1

4 392 - Mapping 5 6 7 392 - Tech Driven Questions (Wordie) 8

11 READING BREAK 12 13 14 392 - Project Time 15

18 392 - Project Consultation 19 20 21 392 - Project Time 22

25 392 - PRESENTATIONS 26 27 28 392 - PRESENTATIONS 29

2 392 - PRESENTATIONS 3 4 NOTE THURSDAY CLASSES ARE IN FA215

note to self: participation includes Film discussions photoshop matching, Vis speculating; Workshopping

Evaluation

Attendance & Participation Lab & Workshop Exercises 30%

Infographic Assignment Sept 26 (due Oct 15) 20%

Presentation Nov 25-Dec 2 (due Nov 25) 40%

Presentation Analyses Nov 25-Dec 2 (due Dec 5) 10%

Course Reflection: Dec 2 (due Dec 9) 10%

Submitting Assignments• Submit your writing & presentation materials to me by email at: ddudley@uvic.ca Please use a separate email for each assignment, and separate emails for any other discussion you wish to have with me.

• Subject line of email message MUST read: HA392 AssignmentName

• Attachment (assignment) name MUST read: YourNameAssignment (as per assignment requirements) for example: DennineDInfographic.doc

• Marks will be deducted for incorrectly titled assignments. Please also put your name somewhere in the text of your assignment. Title pages are unnecessary and will not be included in word count.

• Please use the following format for written work: Word 2011 or older (preferable: .doc or .docx). (Presentation submission requirements will be provided separately.)

• You may use your preferred software to write, and then convert the submitted version. Staff in any of the computer labs on campus can help with conversion issues. It may be necessary for you to change formats due to individual conversion issues.

• Assignments MUST be submitted as attachments. NO LINKS. If you are using Google Docs or SkyDrive, download the copy to your desktop and then attach it to the email.

• The email your assignment is sent from is the address it will be returned to. UVic accounts are STRONGLY recommended. Hotmail is not recommended; it doesn’t like to talk to the university, just FYI.

NOTE: all of these submission requirements have been worked out over several years so as to be able to provide private, returnable feedback, the ability to count and track assignments, and to streamline workflow.If we run into issues (e.g. presentations too large to email) we will deal on a case-by-case basis.

Contact

Instructor: Dr. Dennine Dudley

Email: ddudley@uvic.ca

Office: Fine Arts Building 121

Office Hours: Tuesday 11-2 (or by appointment)

Department phone: 250-721-7942

Fair Dealing

• Images are presented in class as falling under the educational use/fair use permissions of Canadian copyright legislation.

• Please consider all materials presented in this course as stamped with the fair dealing statement.

• Slideshows will not be posted.

• Other sources, for reviewing select images, will be suggested.

University Regulations• Standard university expectations is a minimum 2 hours of homework for every hour of class time. Plan accordingly.

• Cheating or plagiarism will result in an automatic grade of F. Subsequent events will have more severe penalties, as per University Policy on Academic Integrity (see the university calendar). Instructor reserves the right to use plagiarism detection practices, including digital search systems.

• No make-up assignments will be given for either missed papers or poor results. Extensions on assignments may be granted for documented cases that meet university criteria (see the university calendar); approval of course instructor also required.

• We want everyone to feel safe at the university. Please be mindful. Hostility or abusive behaviour towards faculty, staff or students will not be tolerated. Appropriate backup assistance will be sought.

A+ 90-100%, A 85-89%, A- 80-84%, B+ 77-79%, B 73-76%, B- 70-72%, C+ 65-69%, C 60-64%, D 50-59%, F below 50%

General Marking

Pretty Much Perfect

A+Element D C B A

Relevanceof concept

No attempt is made to establish why the

concept/point matters: RELEVANCE

Little attempt made to establish why the concept

matters

More attempts made to establish why the concept

matters

Significance of concept/idea is clarified and

supported.

Personal connection

Paper reads as if it could have been written by

anyone.

Paper reads in artificial language; largely 3rd

person: VOICE

MechanicsNumerous mistakes of grammar and syntax.

Meaning is lost.GRAMMAR/STYLE

Numerous mistakes of grammar and syntax. Meaning is unclear.

GRAMMAR/STYLE

Enough mistakes in grammar and style to hinder overall clarity.

A few mistakes in grammar & style hinder meaning at sentence level.

Very few mistakes in grammar and style.

Paper is in natural, formal voice making >1 concrete connection of

issue & experience

Paper provides clear examples of connections

between concepts & personal views/experience

StructurePaper written in report

form.DESCRIPTIVE

Primarily descriptive, minimal analysis,

considered thoughtfulness

More developed attempt to provide context for

arguments, supporting evidence; sentence level.

Progressive and coherent argument at paragraph

and/or paper level.

ComplexityPaper fails to consider alternate positions/

possibilities: MORE HERE

Clarity of Purpose

Paper acknowledges alternate positions but

offers insufficient response to them

Paper acknowledges alternate positions and

provides counter arguments.

Paper incorporates and evaluates alternate

positions in logical and balanced discussion

Critical Thought

Paper is passive in reporting issues or ideas

ELABORATE

Paper shows some attempt to evaluate ideas

and/or issues; makes assumptions.

Paper provides analysis of ideas/concepts but fails to

draw full inference

Paper reflectively analyzes ideas/concepts &

elaborates on significance of the reasoning

Narrative or arguments are incomplete /disorganized.DOES NOT FOLLOW

Is difficult to follow thought process/argument

for more than a few sentences at a time.

Paper communicates ideas and arguments in clear

and precise fashion.

Ideas and arguments are easy to follow,

occasionally out of order or dropped ‘thread’